July 10 2022

 

NATURE MONCTON NATURE NEWS

July 10, 2022 (Sunday) 

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Edited by: Nelson Poirier nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com

 

**Yolande LeBlanc, with some careful sleuthing, was able to capture some photos of one of at least two young-of-the-year Northern Cardinals in her Memramcook yard under the guard of watchful parents. The young birds are quickly developing plumage resembling their mother. The black bill quickly identifies them as young-of-the-year. The black bill will take on the mature red colour in the fall.

Yolande is aware of two broods in the neighbourhood; hopefully, the adults will have a second brood to build up a local cardinal community that will be a nidus to build up a population in the local area which has been slow to come.

 

**Sterling Marsh was able to capture a pleasant photo of a female Ruby-throated Hummingbird showing red on her throat that is actually the evening sun shining through the feeder.

 

**It’s that time of year when some fledglings that fledged earlier are starting molt to take on more mature features. Nelson Poirier has a Red-winged Blackbird that has become addicted to the peanut feeder and seems to be taking on features of an immature male but retains features that could render it a female. A few photos are attached.

 

 

Nelson Poirier

Nature Moncton

nelsonpoirier435@gmail.com

 

                                                                                           

 

 

RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (FEMALE). JULY 9, 2022. STERLING MARSH

NORTHERN CARDINAL (PAIR). .JULY 9, 2022. YOLANDE LeBLANC

NORTHERN CARDINALS (MALE AND YOUNG-OF-THE-YEAR). .JULY 9, 2022.  YOLANDE LeBLANC

NORTHERN CARDINALS (MALE AND YOUNG-OF-THE-YEAR). JULY 9, 2022  .YOLANDE LeBLANC

NORTHERN CARDINALS (MALE AND YOUNG-OF-THE-YEAR). JULY 9, 2022  .YOLANDE LeBLANC

NORTHERN CARDINAL (YOUNG-OF-THE-YEAR). .JULY 9, 2022. YOLANDE LeBLANC

NORTHERN CARDINAL (YOUNG-OF-THE-YEAR). .JULY 9, 2022. YOLANDE LeBLANC

RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD (YOUNG-OF-THE-YEAR). JULY 8, 2022. NELSON POIRIER 

RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD (YOUNG-OF-THE-YEAR). JULY 8, 2022. NELSON POIRIER 

RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD (YOUNG-OF-THE-YEAR). JULY 8, 2022. NELSON POIRIER